Fightin' Dem Illini

The Politico observes "the next soap opera" the battle over the Obama Senate seat, but tainted Dem incumbent Burris won't go easily, (and the Madigans have some new issues):

Sources familiar with Burris’ thinking say it’s a near certainty he won’t run to keep his seat and will most likely make the announcement official by month’s end. But some of his allies see recent reports of White House interest in Madigan as an attempt to push him out — and warn that he might not respond kindly to them.

“They keep trotting out these marquee names to scare Roland,” said Delmarie Cobb, the senator’s media and political adviser, adding that some Democrats are out to “lynch” Burris and turn him into a “whipping boy.”

For his part, Burris said, “Everybody can run.”

Jan Schakowsky seems to think she'll be the last one left standing for the Dems. Make my day.